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Neck through box, or on top of box? Any tone difference?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Crow Jun 17, 2010. 19 Replies 0 Likes
Hey, y'all! I'm a newby too CBG building, and to Cigar Box Nation. I'm just finishing my first build, but am already planning my second. On my first one, I put the neck through the body, but I have…Continue
Best reso tone?
Started this discussion. Last reply by michael naiman Feb 4. 29 Replies 0 Likes
I've been wanting a Dobro, but could't justify the expense, since I'm not even in a band, so I want to build a CBG reso. What kind of makeshift resonator comes closest to Dobro tone without buying a…Continue
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Ron "Oily" Sprague replied to Boogie Man's discussion Best reso tone?"There's also license plate resos that work well..."
Aaron Maguire replied to Boogie Man's discussion Best reso tone?"Oooh...I have one of those in my shop...a little one about 5"...I may check that out."
Aaron Maguire replied to Boogie Man's discussion Best reso tone?"How is the sound from this one? I have something real similar in the works. I have a stainless pot-lid that has a really nice ring to it. I have never made a resonator before and I want to use this pot-lid. It looks a lot like the hub-cap you have…"
David "Gitz" O'Corley replied to Boogie Man's discussion Best reso tone?"I rebuilt this git and used a bundt cake pan...Sounds awesome"
Paul Monaco ( Whittling Guy) replied to Boogie Man's discussion Best reso tone?"As long as you can get it to vibrate you can make a biscuit out of anything. The hard thing about putting a biscuit on a resonator is NOT to get it too high ( unless you will be playing it with a slide). This may involve lowering the…"
Paul Monaco ( Whittling Guy) replied to Boogie Man's discussion Best reso tone?"I started making my first resonator. I went to the Dollar Store and found a small metal pet food dish. Total cost $1.00. Check out the little paw prints embossed in the dish on the second picture. I made a biscuit out of some…"
Boogie Man commented on bemuzic's video
Three guitars accompanied by a tractor
"...and on percussion we have... Massey Ferguson! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!"
Boogie Man commented on bemuzic's video
Home made bone slide demo
"Beautiful slide, beautiful video, beautiful playing. And beautiful instrument from what I can see!"
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Boogie Man's can o' blues
"Thanks, Bluesheart. I'll post audio or video of me playing it when I figure out how. (Technology ain't my bag!)"
Boogie Man replied to Diane in Chicago's discussion Altoid-tars: a community image bank in the group Can Jo Consortium"Rand, I'm pretty new at this stuff, but I've experimented with several different types of boards and resonators on d-bows. The best board I've found is an oak floor board. The best resonator I've found is a small cleaning fluid…"
Boogie Man replied to Diane in Chicago's discussion The Gas/Kerosene/Oil Can variety: a community image bank in the group Can Jo Consortium"Here's my Can o' Blues. It's not much to look at, but it sounds great and is alot of fun to play. The can is an old isopropyl alcohol can I rescued from the trashcan at the
printing company where I work. The neck is hard rock maple I…"
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Can Jo Consortium
The simplest little resonator instrument of all. Please add links to plans, photos of your canjos and ideas you've found that make the most of this diminutive instrument.(The image is a temporary placeholder, I'll replace it any day now!)See More
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- At 11:23pm on February 24, 2011,
Henry Strat-o-varius Lowman said… - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
- At 6:25pm on July 6, 2010,
Laurie Lee Campbell said… - thankyou Boogie Man, 4 F'vite:-) visiting cinderellalifestyle at you tube finds too many of the good, the bad, and the ugly , LOL....up to 99, amazing even me, my next upload is going to be very special, #100.
take care!
Laurie
- At 12:01pm on July 4, 2010, Laurie Lee Campbell said…
- thankyou Boogieman for stopping if for smiles:-) never got to the weeds, yesterday, the battle will start todayt......I'm sure there is a song out there in the grass and weeds, just waiting!
- At 7:09pm on June 17, 2010,
Crow said… - hey bud, thanks for the add!! let me know if i can help in any way..!
- At 2:20pm on June 15, 2010,
Tracy Tomlinson said… - Hi Boogie Man....the pleasure is all mine Sir! Welcome to my page I'm on facebook too if you would like a link there. Love all this guitar building stuff, I'm in Heaven!!!
- At 11:55am on June 10, 2010, Tracy Tomlinson said…
- No sweat Tim....welcome to this great site. You will find lots of wonderful folks here that are happy to help in any way they can. Check out everything offered here, there is so much to learn and do.
- At 2:33am on June 6, 2010,
MrRandomWritings (Backwater Bri) said… - Hi- thanks for your comment - see you just joined up - hope you enjoy yourself here - lots of cool people. Good luck with your build - hope you get to show it someday
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